Cohen’s statement comes as the US works to bring about diplomatic relations between Jerusalem and Riyadh.
The Foreign Ministry is working to help the Israelis and people eligible for aliyah currently trapped in Ethiopia's Gondar region.
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen discussed Hezbollah, Iran, and Israel's planned judicial reform in rare interview with Arabic-language online newspaper Elaph.
The PA has wanted the Saudis to insist on a resolution of the conflict along the pre-1967 lines, whereas Israel has hoped to normalize ties with Saudi Arabia without such a step.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government had hoped it could arrange for direct flights between the two countries, even in advance of the deal, but to date, those efforts have not borne fruit.
The prime minister's remarks came following Likud ministers and MKS expressing their resolve to pass any future judicial reform legislation with broad consensus.
Israel sent a team of four pilots in addition to ground crews, experts in forest fire containment, and a variety of necessary equipment.
“I asked my friend, Foreign Minister Colonna, to exercise France's influence in Lebanon in order to help resolve the tensions efficiently and quickly,” Cohen said.
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met with his Greek counterpart, Giorgos Gerapetritis, in Athens on Thursday.
As "a new era of relations" between Israel and Turkey seems to be dawning, recent events may complicate matters.
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